The Search for the Newcomers, November 2012 Edition.

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Who: Open to Everyone, but only Newly Accepted Characters can start threads.
Where: All around the city, anywhere from the 5th to the 20th.
Summary: Newcomers arrive and by now the Government is more ready and sends everyone out to go people hunting.
Warnings: ARRIVALS. Also assume the first thread is the ones who tell you about the city, and the other tags for the character can be talking with others in the city and learning more about it.

[FOR THOSE IN THE CITY:]
They were getting much better at this, it was for certain.

The COMPS had been upgraded with a new program, HORUS which allowed them to spot abnormalities; if something or someone showed up suddenly in a city that was constantly scanned, then there was a high probability it was a newcomer. There was also a sort of left energy from the travel; the Wise Men called it leftover Magatama Residue, where the magical energy used to pull them to this world and keep the String intact was still faintly present around them. It wouldn't last more than a few minutes, however, and due to the fact they could appear in most parts of the city, it made finding the newcomers was both easy yet frustratingly difficult. As the blips appear on your radar function, they were nice enough to calculate for you the best transport and destination routes to take to get there.

Now it was just left up to chance and make sure you got there fast enough that you were still able to find them relatively easily. For the most part, the fact they stuck out would most certainly help...

[FOR THOSE WHO JUST ARRIVED:]
You're not in your homeworld anymore. That much is evident. So how do you feel? Happy? Sad? Troubled? A little of all three? No matter what, the memories of a butterfly man named Philemon are fading like a dream; you'll remember the details, but perhaps not everything he has said.

There is one word that stays with you, however.

Persona.

So...here to save the city, huh? First you'll need to find out more information. And who knows, maybe a familiar face or two...

[OOC: As stated above, only new characters can start a thread, but feel free to jump in any of them. characters arrive with their clothing and whatever items they had on them the moment they were taken; the remaining items will be later found in their apartments.]

Comments

XDDD

[dreamprotector]

[Yes, sure. (nottalking)

After his encounter with Neku, he won't be all too surprised about it.

He blinks at her, head tilting... well, that's certainly a different reaction to the last time he had 'saved' her.]

It's okay, you don't have anything to apologize for. I mean... I assume you didn't fall on purpose, Shiki.

8DDD even moar 1/2

[spaztastic]

B-b-but! I fell on you--you're not seriously hurt?!

2/2

[spaztastic]

[Waaait a tick... She stops flailing, tilting her head to the side.]

Waaaaaait... How do you know my name?

[dreamprotector]

[He shakes his head.]

I've had worse.

[Much worse.

He grimaces a little - after the talk he had with Neku, he should have expected this, but... somehow, he still had hoped that she might remember him and Traverse Town.]

We met in a different world. It's okay if you don't remember.

[spaztastic]

... Oh. [She notices his grimace, making her frown.]

I'm sorry. Were we... friends?

[dreamprotector]

[He hesitates for just a second, because well... they hadn't exactly spent much time together apart of that walk during his first visit in Traverse Town and she had been back with Neku on the other side of the portal the second time, but...]

...Yes, we were.

[Despite any kind of backstabbish-y shenanigans. He knows, she hadn't meant it.]

[spaztastic]

Then, there's no reason for us not to be friends now, right?

[dreamprotector]

[He blinks at her for just a second, then shakes his head lightly with a chuckle. From time to time he thinks he just knows too many people like this.]

I'm Riku. It's nice to meet you.

SOCIAL LINK GO!

[spaztastic]

[It's because you have a talent for attracting people like Shiki to you, Riku XD

She tilts her head to side, wondering why he was chuckling. She puts the thought aside when he introduces himself.]

Nice to meet you too, Riku. I'm Shiki Misaki. But you already knew that. Ehehe... [She giggles, sticking her tongue out impishly.]

[dreamprotector]

[So it seems. |D

He snorts, smirking slightly, teasingly.]

I'm not about to forget it either.

[spaztastic]

[Not that's a bad thing. |D]

Weeeeellll, I did make a pretty good impression on you.

[/RIMSHOT]

[dreamprotector]

[...Probably not, over all.

Adhasdka you make him feel all flustered again. Except that this time he is a bit better at hiding it by. Just clearing his throat here. Nothing to it, right?]

Certainly.

[In more ways than one. Noooooot going to tell her about the knight thing, ever.]

[spaztastic]

[For his sake, it might be better for her not to know XD

Well now. This is the first time she's made someone flustered. She puts her hands on her back, leaning over to look at him.]

Are you feeling okay?

[dreamprotector]

[Yep. He does have some kind of sense for self preservation after all.

It's, uhmmm. Not exactly hard to fluster him. Not that he'll ever admit to it, nope.]

Just fine.

[Really totally the finest. /nodnod]

[spaztastic]

[Leaninnnnng closeeeer]

Are you suuuuure?

[dreamprotector]

[agjsdhj this is it; don't show fear, don't show weakness, don't give into the urge to lean back. Also keep your face straight!]

Very sure.

[spaztastic]

[... Riku, she's only a 15 year old girl. Chill. XD]

Hmm... [Satisfied by his answer, Shiki nods, taking a step back.] Okay, I believe you.